Friday, October 2, 2020 There are an estimated 9 million people who have not yet claimed their COVID-19 economic impact payments from the federal government. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided payments of up to $1,200 per individual to help with the financial burdens caused by COVID-19, but individuals must act by Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, to receive their payments. Most individuals who haven’t received their […]
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Our office has learned that scam robocalls pretending to be from Duke Energy have been targeting North Carolina consumers. Calls showing local caller-IDs have been playing a message telling people that their Duke Energy power bill was overdue and that their power would be disconnected in the next 30 minutes. The […]
Attorney General Josh Stein launched Operation Silver Shield to confront scammers and fraudsters who target older North Carolinians. Operation Silver Shield covers the North Carolina Department of Justice’s varied work to protect people from scams, take legal action against fraudsters when necessary, and educate people on how best to keep themselves and their parents and grandparents safe. […]
Monday, September 14, 2020 Our office has learned that scammers are attempting to trick small business and farm owners. The North Carolina Farm Bureau has informed us of a consumer complaint involving a veterinarian who received a scam call from someone impersonating the Farm Bureau and claiming he owed $1,700 on his worker’s comp insurance […]
Attorney General Josh Stein launched Operation Silver Shield to confront scammers and fraudsters who target older North Carolinians. Operation Silver Shield covers the North Carolina Department of Justice’s varied work to protect people from scams, take legal action against fraudsters when necessary, and educate people on how best to keep themselves and their parents and […]
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Our office has learned that some North Carolina residents have received seed packets from China or other foreign sources that they did not order in the mail. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said the shipping of these seeds is likely the product of an international internet scam […]
Monday, July 13, 2020 Scams targeting electric and natural gas customers are on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. Phone scammers may pose as utilities providers, calling you to claim that you owe the company money. They may threaten to disconnect your service and insist that you immediately pay them with a prepaid debit card. […]
Attorney General Josh Stein launched Operation Silver Shield to confront scammers and fraudsters who target older North Carolinians. Operation Silver Shield covers all of NCDOJ’s varied work to protect people from scams, take legal action against fraudsters when necessary, and educate people on how best to keep themselves and their parents and grandparents safe. On Wednesday, July 8, at […]
Miércoles 24 de junio de 2020 A medida que Carolina del Norte comienza su programa estatal de rastreo de contactos manuales, el Equipo Comunitario COVID-19, nuestra oficina quiere asegurarse de que pueda identificar un rastreador de contactos legítimo. El rastreo de contactos ayuda a los oficiales de salud a contener COVID-19 al identificar a las […]
Thursday, June 18, 2020 Our office has been informed of job posting scams impersonating the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. These postings claim to be hiring contact tracers to help get in touch with people diagnosed with COVID-19 in North Carolina and trace their contacts to help prevent further spread of the virus. […]